Monthly Archives: October 2017

Practical GPG

Posted on 2017-10-21 by jcs

Over at Hackaday, Pedro Umbelino has a nice article on the practical mechanics of using GPG and, more generally, public key cryptography. Rather than looking at its integration into a particular email client, Umbelino demonstrates everything on the command line. … Continue reading →

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Lists in Word

Posted on 2017-10-20 by jcs

So true. So very, very true: Making a list in Word 1. Word plz make me a list2. No wait what are you d 2. 2. wtf is this c. no this isn't what• WTF — Christopher Ingraham (@_cingraham) October … Continue reading →

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Which-key and Calc

Posted on 2017-10-19 by jcs

I ran across this excellent video on Emacs calc and was preparing to write about it. During my research, I discovered that I’d already written about it. That was a couple of years ago so you can consider this a … Continue reading →

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Emacs Line Modes

Posted on 2017-10-18 by jcs

LigerLearn has another nice video up. This time it’s about line wrapping, line truncation, and visual line mode. If you’ve ever been confused about visual line mode and what it’s for, this video will help clear things up for you. … Continue reading →

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Remote Sudo

Posted on 2017-10-17 by jcs

If your workflow involves administering remote systems or something similar, you probably have the following burned into your muscle memory. If, on the other hand, you’re like me and don’t have occasion to need root access on a remote machine … Continue reading →

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Mathematical Typesetting

Posted on 2017-10-16 by jcs

I’ve always been fascinated by the typesetting process and have a particular fondness for the old mechanical typesetters such as the Linotype. I wrote about that in this post from a couple of years ago. That post has a link … Continue reading →

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Start an Engineering Notebook

Posted on 2017-10-15 by jcs

Camilla over at Winterflower argues that software engineers should keep an engineering notebook. That’s advice that everybody knows they should follow but that too many of us don’t. We’re busy and we think, “I’ll remember what I just did, I … Continue reading →

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Everybody Wants to Get Into the Act

Posted on 2017-10-14 by jcs

BuzzFeed—I know, I know—is reporting that the Treasury Department is now spying on Americans and their financial data. As the late, great Jimmy Durante used to say, “Everybody wants to get into the act.” This spying is so egregious that … Continue reading →

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Elisp for Configuration

Posted on 2017-10-13 by jcs

Chris Done has a nice introduction to Elisp for configuration. This introduction is aimed at programmers who are relatively new to Emacs and want to start doing some simple customization. He doesn’t intend to provide an thorough guide to the … Continue reading →

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Emacs Pretest 1 Is Available

Posted on 2017-10-12 by jcs

Nicolas Petton has announced the release of Emacs 26.0.90, the first pretest for Emacs 26. I’ve already been reading very favorable reviews, some saying it’s the best release available. If you don’t mind living on the edge, you can help … Continue reading →

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